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Post by Fishooked on Apr 3, 2010 13:02:54 GMT -4
Had a decent day today, mostly some small bass on the DT-Thug in OPSD. I switched to a DT-6 in Shad & pulled out this beast! ;D Made my weekend!   |
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Post by walter on Apr 3, 2010 13:58:21 GMT -4
nice fish, and that means fun too!!!
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Post by casey10 on Apr 3, 2010 21:24:44 GMT -4
Thats a fat looking pickeral  Did u eat it? |
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Post by fishing_in_israel on Apr 3, 2010 21:35:33 GMT -4
Nice fish Ted. Did it put up much of a fight?
What's the difference between a pickerel and a pike?
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Post by bacon on Apr 3, 2010 22:09:55 GMT -4
look like some lucky family is having Easter Pickerel this year instead of easter ham this year!!!  damn fine chain ted, congrats |
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Post by tommi on Apr 4, 2010 4:05:20 GMT -4
Nice fish Ted!
And it has a cool colour.
Thomas
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Post by hmrdwn66 on Apr 4, 2010 9:12:44 GMT -4
That is nice, might have to fish insted of easter dinner!!! |
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Post by walleye270 on Apr 4, 2010 11:22:18 GMT -4
Nice Fish Ted!!
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Post by Fishooked on Apr 4, 2010 21:09:49 GMT -4
Nice fish Ted. Did it put up much of a fight? What's the difference between a pickerel and a pike? Well Im not really sure, other than knowing pike get much much bigger. I think the state record in NJ is 8lbs or something like that. This one (and one I caught a couple years ago) had to be near the 5lb mark. I was surprised that this one did not put up a huge fight, compared to other ones I had caught. Then again this one slammed the lure not far from the canoe, for some reason pickerel always seem to do this, just about as the lure is about to come out of the water they wail on it. Im primarily a bass fisherman, but I have caught so many of these in my home lake that I am really growing to appreciate these 'trash fish' as they are called. And no I just snapped a few pics and let him go, they changed the policy of our lake to 'catch & release' only, which I am fully on board with.  |
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Post by qbert on Apr 4, 2010 21:20:03 GMT -4
Nice catch Ted!!! Those "trash fish" put up one hell of a fight. I got one once that I'd say was probably around 5lbs and he took a chunk out of my j11 pike color!!!
I used to not like catching them, but once you fight a big boy, you get a better appreciation for these powerful creatures. Now I target them sometimes. In my home lake they really seem to smash anything in firetiger!! Just don't forget your needlenose pliers!!!
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Post by Fishooked on Apr 4, 2010 21:37:08 GMT -4
Exactly - now that I have my long-nose pliers & 'fish-handling gloves' - lol - Im ready for these toothy critters! You pike fishermen are probably laughing at me, but Ive never had the opportunity to go pike fishing, so this is as close as I get!  |
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Post by bluefishbuster on Apr 6, 2010 23:01:29 GMT -4
Awesome job!!!! Chain pickerel are lots of fun. They grab a crankbait hard with a nice pull and hit topwaters with an explosion like a volcano.
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Post by muskiehunter on Apr 7, 2010 13:45:01 GMT -4
Pike and Muskie are notorious for following baits before they hit them  If you see them following them up to the boat get your rod in the water and start doing a figure 8 pattern with your lure.Alot of times this will trigger them to strike.Its also neat to see them hammer your bait  |
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Post by qbert on Apr 7, 2010 23:20:33 GMT -4
I have seen quite a few follow right up to my boat, but never thought of trying the figure 8 on them though. I'll have to keep that in mind!!
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Post by jagermeistered on Apr 22, 2010 16:42:59 GMT -4
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Post by casey10 on Apr 22, 2010 21:45:52 GMT -4
Your pickeral is a walleye!!!!
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Post by jagermeistered on Apr 23, 2010 15:10:22 GMT -4
Your pickeral is a walleye!!!! I thought the same thing to, so I e-mail Bob izumi and asked him. He had said Pickeral and Walleye are different types of fish. Which they are, there is a couple differences they're just hard to spot. |
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Post by 10tacle on May 4, 2010 6:59:03 GMT -4
Pike and Muskie are notorious for following baits before they hit them If you see them following them up to the boat get your rod in the water and start doing a figure 8 pattern with your lure.Alot of times this will trigger them to strike.Its also neat to see them hammer your bait Hi Steve, I never had a following pike on figure 8 or L-turn near the boat or riverside. Did you? I asked some pros about their experiences here in Germany but no one had any luck.  Btw. I started my pike season with a good size 38.5" last sunday with a jerkbait in perch pattern. Hope its a good sign for 2010. ;D |
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Post by casey10 on May 4, 2010 9:43:28 GMT -4
Dont know about pike, but I seen a muskie swipe at a double cowgirl spinner bait 3 times during a figure 8 before swimming off. It was awesome to watch |
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